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Re: CPU Frequency -- min save value?



"Matthew T. Atkinson" <matthew@agrip.org.uk> writes:
> Was just wondering, as I mostly use the machine for really simple text
> editing when it's on battery power (taking notes in lectures), is it
> safe to set the lower bound for CPU frequency much lower?  I imagine it
> would be fine for what I want to use it for at as low as 200MHz.
> Really, it ought to be capable of editing text at <100MHz.

Matthew,

You can set the lower bound as low as you like, but unfortuntely the kernel
cpufreq drivers for ppc only support two speeds at the moment. So if you ask
for 200MHz, it will still give you 750MHz.

cheers,

John

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